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How to get fromDetroit Airport (DTW) to Baselby plane or train

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There are 7 ways to get from Detroit Airport (DTW) to Basel by plane or train

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  1. Fly to Basel

    best
    1. Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Basel (BSL)plane plane DTW - BSL
    10h 29m
    CHF 579–829

  2. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane DTW - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    11h 7m
    CHF 344–1,172

  3. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane DTW - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    11h 7m
    CHF 399–882

  4. Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train

    1. Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane DTW - STR
    2. Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    13h 45m
    CHF 441–1,063

  5. Fly to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane DTW - GVA
    2. Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain train
    3. Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain train
    13h 55m
    CHF 377–1,290

  6. Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane DTW - CDG
    2. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Strasbourgtrain train
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain train
    12h 15m
    CHF 455–1,001

  7. Fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane DTW - MUC
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    14h 32m
    CHF 491–3,874

Detroit (DTW) to Basel (BSL) flights

Calendar42Weekly Planes
Duration11h 32mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 318Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 6,763.4 km
  • Duration: 10h 29m

What companies run services between Detroit Airport (DTW), USA and Basel, Switzerland?

Air France, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Detroit (DTW) to Basel (BSL) every 4 hours.

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